EU Accuses Facebook of Giving Misleading Information During WhatsApp Takeover
The European Commission has charged Facebook Inc with providing misleading information during its takeover of the online messaging service WhatsApp, ...
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Apple Fights Back With Appeal Against EU Irish Tax Ruling
Apple has filed an appeal against a European Union ruling that it should pay up to €13bn (£11bn) in back ...
Greece Passes Pension Deal In Defiance of Bailout Creditors
The Greek parliament has defied the international creditors providing Athens' bailout funds and voted through a one-off payment to pensioners. ...
Brexit Trade Deal ‘could Take 10 Years’
A post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, Britain’s ambassador to the EU has ...
EU Negotiator Says ‘time’s Short’ For Reaching Deal
The UK will have to reach a Brexit deal by October 2018, according to the EU's chief negotiator for Brexit. ...
EU Criticises Tech Firms For Slow Action On Hate Speech
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are falling short of a commitment to tackle hate speech quickly, research suggests. The European Commission ...
27% Say Rape Sometimes Acceptable
More than a quarter of EU residents have said that sex without consent may be justified under certain circumstances, according ...
Uber Defends Business Model, Wants To Avert Strict EU Rules
Uber defended its business model in Europe’s highest court on Tuesday, saying its service had made it easier ...
EU Warns Eight Nations On Budget Deficit
The European Commission has warned that eight eurozone countries, including Italy, are at risk of breaking EU rules because of ...
Google Denies Android Breaks Competition Rules
Google has denied the way it handles its Android mobile operating system is anti-competitive. In 2015, the European Commission said ...
Eurozone Lifts Growth View For 2016 But Cuts 2017’s
The European Union yesterday edged up its eurozone growth forecast for this year but trimmed it for 2017, warning that ...
EU To Observe Ghana’s Election
In response to an invitation by the Ghanaian authorities, the European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to ...
Brexit Case ‘attempt To Block Will of People’ Says Sajid Javid
Brexit case 'attempt to block will of people' says Sajid Javid A High Court case that could delay the Brexit ...
Google Formally Rejects EU Antitrust Charges
Google (GOOGL. O) on Thursday formally rejected European Union antitrust charges of unfairly promoting its shopping service and blocking rivals ...
EU, Canada Sign Free Trade Deal But Battle Not Over
The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though ...
EU and Canada Sign Long-Delayed Free Trade Deal
The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed landmark trade deal, following weeks of uncertainty due to opposition in ...
EU and Canada Hold Out Hope For Trade Deal
Canada and the European Union say they remain hopeful a landmark free trade deal can go ahead despite three Belgian ...
Belgium Walloons Block Key EU Ceta Trade Deal With Canada
Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel says, because of objections from one ...
European Parliament Head Tries To Save EU-Canada Trade Talks
The European Parliament president has called for emergency meetings to try to save a free trade deal with Canada. Martin ...
Italy Raises 2017 Budget Deficit Target To 2.3 Percent of GDP
Italy's government raised its 2017 budget deficit projection to 2.3 percent of economic output from a previous 2 percent target, ...